Titania nanotubular layers (TiO2-NTs) are better known with their use in dye-synthesized solar cells. In the field of gas sensors, the best known application of TiO2-NT layers is given with H2 sensing. TiO2–NT structures are commonly synthesized from pure titanium by anodic oxidation method. As literature indicates, gas sensing with titania can be modified by doping to obtain p- or n-type semiconductor behaviour. As undoped titania is widely used for CO and H2- sensing, Al- and Cr-doped titania is reported to be effective for NO2-sensing. Nanostructuring of TiO2 yields faster and more stable response toward CO and NO2 with almost no drift in sensor signal. Dopants are introduced by wet-chemistry method or by simultaneous anodization in an alloy. We introduced Cr3+ to TiO2 NT-layers by soaking in nitrate salt and Al3+ by anodization of Ti6Al4V alloy. All doped TiO2 NTs are tested for NO2 sensing at temperatures up to 500°C in the presence of CO. The characteristics of doping are investigated by XRD, EDX-TEM methods. Cr-doping of nanotubular TiO2 sensors displays p-type semiconductor behaviour and a considerably increased NO2-selectivity, while Aldoping emphasizes the CO-selectivity. Effect of Cr-doping on sensing is further investigated by means of impedance spectroscopic measurements and equivalent circuit modeling in order to optimize the sensors for real-time measurements.
Commercially available double layer capacitors store energy in an electrostatic field. This forms in the form of a double layer by charged particles arranged on two electrodes consisting mostly of active carbon. Such double layer capacitors exhibit a low energy density, so that components with large capacity according to large electrode areas are required. Our research focuses on the development of new electrode materials to realize the production of electrical energy storage systems with high energy density and high power density. Metal oxide based electrodes increase the energy density and the capacitance by addition of pseudo capacitance to the static capacitance present by the double layer super-capacitor electrodes. The so-called hybrid asymmetric cell capacitors combine both types of energy storage in a single component. In this work, the production routes followed in our laboratories for synthesis of nano-porous and aligned metal oxide electrodes using the electrochemical and sputter deposition as well as anodization methods will be described. Our characterisation studies concentrate on electrodes having redox metal-oxides (e.g. MnOx and WOx) and hierarchically aligned nano-porous Li-doped TiO2-NTs. The material specific and electrochemical properties achieved with these electrodes will be presented.
Combustion produced common air pollutant, NOx associates with greenhouse effects. Its high temperature detection is
essential for protection of nature. Component-integration capable high-temperature sensors enable the control of
combustion products. The requirements are quantitative detection of total NOx and high selectivity at temperatures above
500°C.
This study reports various approaches to detect NO and NO2 selectively under lean and humid conditions at temperatures
from 300°C to 800°C. All tested electrochemical sensors were fabricated in planar design to enable componentintegration.
We suggest first an impedance-metric gas sensor for total NOx-detection consisting of NiO- or NiCr2O4-SE
and PYSZ-electrolyte. The electrolyte-layer is about 200μm thickness and constructed of quasi-single crystalline
columns. The sensing-electrode (SE) is magnetron sputtered thin-layers of NiO or NiCr2O4. Sensor sensitivity for
detection of total NOx has been measured by applying impedance analysis. The cross-sensitivity to other emission gases
such as CO, CO2, CH4 and oxygen (5 vol.%) has been determined under 0-1000ppm NO. Sensor maintains its high
sensitivity at temperatures up to 550°C and 600°C, depending on the sensing-electrode. NiO-SE yields better selectivity
to NO in the presence of oxygen and have shorter response times comparing to NiCr2O4-SE.
For higher temperature NO2-sensing capability, a resistive DC-sensor having Al-doped TiO2-sensing layers has been
employed. Sensor-sensitivity towards NO2 and cross-sensitivity to CO has been determined in the presence of H2O at
temperatures 600°C and 800°C. NO2 concentrations varying from 25 to 100ppm and CO concentrations from 25 to
75ppm can be detected. By nano-tubular structuring of TiO2, NO2 sensitivity of the sensor was increased.
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